As a Senior Advisor in our Maintenance Requirements Team you will take on a diverse role focussing on the development and implementation of maintenance policies of all our assets, standards and best practices as well inputting into the Customer Service Plan. As a strategic thinker you will work well with internal and external stakeholders to advise the Major Projects and Operations Directorates on projects and schemes across the road network. You will also build and maintain close links with Department for Transport and the other government departments, acting as a subject matter expert for highways asset management. This is a role that will keep you involved in the smooth running of the strategic road network (SRN) and give you an insight into how Highways England helps to keep the Country moving.

The role will involve travel between Manchester and Birmingham on a weekly basis.

What you’ll be leading on

Develop the maintenance requirements across a range of Highways England assets, providing advice and guidance to resolve technical issues

Supervising associated work that is commissioned to external consultants

Build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across Highways England to understand their business needs and to set the future direction of maintaining and operating the network.

Ensure that technical solutions are appropriately documented and communicated to all stakeholders, to support implementation and to ensure the availability of audit evidence.

Provide an input into the Customer Service Plan to support deliverables and Key Performance Indicators

To be successful

Relevant qualification OR relevant work experience

Experience in Highways asset management

Ability to collaborate with others to set standards and implement best practices, whilst dealing constructively with setbacks.

Strong networking and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and present results.

Ideally some previous experience of working with DFT or other central government departments.

A bit about us

Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES) is an exciting place to work. SES key priorities are to support world class operational delivery and technical advice for our road network, provide support services to lead, enable and innovate in the development of the Strategic Road Network and provide expert advice on matters relating to health and safety If you are looking for a challenging, exhilarating and world class organisation then join one of our dedicated, professional teams leading on technical services, health and safety, sustainability and diversity agendas for Highways England

At Highways England we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation
And finally

We reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.